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• International Women’s Festival in Qamishlo, Hesekê, and Kobanê kicks off on Saturday 

  The KEZÎ collective promotes the Nujiyan International Women’s Festival.
• Kurdish Culture Days 2025 to kick off in Nuremberg on May 28 

  Kurdish culture, art, literature, and cinema will come together in Germany's Nuremberg city for a rich four-day program.
• 'Concrete Is Yours, Homeland Is Ours' documentary’s X account shut down by court 

  The documentary’s director, Halil Yakut, said that the reason given for the closure was the trailer posted on the X account.
• ÖHD: Kurdish should be an official language 

  On the occasion of 15 May, Kurdish Language Day, the ÖHD made joint statements in many cities, demanding that Kurdish be recognized as an official and educational language.
• Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival continues  

  The Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival, which kicked off on 17 May and will last till 23 May.
• Cemile Turhallı: Kurdish must be an official education language 

  Cemile Turhallı called for Kurdish to be recognized as an official education language at the Kurdish Language Symposium in Van.
• Photo exhibition on Yazidi genocide opens in Herford 

  In cooperation with Yekmal and the Marta Hoch Museum, photographer Rawend Jawad Smail opened a photo exhibition on the Yazidi genocide in Germany.
• “I Engraved My Heart on the Mountains” translated into Greek 

  The work, consisting of the diaries kept by Gurbetelli Ersöz, Turkey's first female editor-in-chief, between 1995 and 1997, was published by Agra, one of Greece's largest publishing houses.
• KJK: Let's increase our work for the Kurdish language in the new process 

  The KJK Education Committee said the new phase offers grounds to organize mother tongue efforts and called for collective mobilization.
• TEV-DEM: Protecting the Kurdish language and culture is our legitimate right 

  The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) celebrated Kurdish Language Day on May 15, emphasizing that the protection of language and culture is a great achievement of the Rojava revolution.
• The voice of women: Xabur FM 

  Xabur FM has celebrated 10 years of diverse broadcasts led by women in Hesekê.
• KCK: Let's raise the struggle for the Kurdish language to be officially recognized 

  The KCK Education Committee called for an increase in the struggle for "the Kurdish language to be officially recognized."
• Today is Kurdish Language Day 

  Kurds celebrate 15 May Kurdish Language Day with many events in various cities and countries.
• Kurdish Language Day celebrated in the Euphrates Canton 

  On the occasion of 15 May, Kurdish Language Day, three different events were organized in the cities of Kobanê and Ayn Issa.
• Prof. Scholz: The Kurdish University is a project of freedom 

  Prof. Dr. Christoph Scholz will be the rector of the Kurdish University in Germany. He said that the university is not just an educational institution, but also a project of identity and freedom.
• Activities on the occasion of Kurdish Language Day on May 15 begin in Kobanê 

  Euphrates Canton Education Institution, together with students and educators from Kobanê University, called for the Kurdish language to be officially recognized in the new Syrian constitution.
• Kevana Zerin: Hozan Mizgîn became the voice of her people through art and struggle 

  The Kevana Zerin Committee paid tribute to martyr Hozan Mizgîn, saying that "through her art and struggle, she became the voice of her people ."
• Kurdish Cinema Days in Barcelona 

  The 7th edition of the Kurdish Cinema Days opens tomorrow, Friday, in Barcelona.
• Kurdish must be recognized as an official and education language 

  Representatives of language institutions called for Kurdish to be recognized as an official and educational language ahead of 15 May Kurdish Language Day events.
• Obstacles facing Kurdish literature discussed at Literature Week in Hesekê 

  Kemal Necim spoke at the annual Literature Week in Hesekê.
• 5th Painting Art Symposium in Tabqa 

  The 5th Painting Art Symposium is taking place in Tabqa. The 5-day meeting will last until Thursday.
• Dersim Massacre monument unveiled in Berlin 

  A monument honoring the victims of the 1937–1938 Dersim Massacre was inaugurated in Berlin after years of preparation.
• 14th London Kurdish Film Festival dedicated to Sırrı Süreyya Önder 

  The 14th London Kurdish Film Festival was dedicated to Sırrı Süreyya Önder. With moving films, strong female voices, and a clear political commitment, the festival became a cultural memorial for freedom, remembrance, and resistance.
• Amed Municipality promotes 'Silent Cinema Days' 

  In a social life where verbal communication is valued and hierarchical, there is a large population that remains other, as deaf individuals in a silent world. Amed Municipality promotes 'Silent Cinema Days'.
• Kurdish Resurrection: Entrusting the PKK to the hands of history 

  One of the most significant aspects documented in the documentary 'Kurdish Resurrection' is the effort to explain what the PKK is, what it has led to, and what it ultimately seeks to achieve.